miseducAsian Podcast

Family Legacies, Mahjong, and The Brothers Sun with John Sun

March 12, 2024 miseducAsian Season 1 Episode 37
miseducAsian Podcast
Family Legacies, Mahjong, and The Brothers Sun with John Sun
Show Notes

In this episode, we chat with John Sun, President and CEO of Pacific Charter School Development, a non-profit real estate firm that offers various services for charter school partners.  

  • We talk about our favorite moments from The Brothers Sun, the auntie network, and the cultural significance of Mahjong (2:05)
  • John shares his experience growing up in the Rio Grande Valley and his father's journey to building a restaurant empire in South Texas (23:45)
  • We discuss his decision not to take up the family business, how and why he ended up in education, and what he hopes to pass on to his own kids (38:32)